Alberta Quilter Posted December 23, 2022 #26 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Rich, I'm glad you're doing this thread! I'll be able to cruise vicariously through you! I hope you have a wonderful time! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdw1972 Posted December 23, 2022 #27 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Enjoy your cruise - I'm glad to have another "live from" report to read! Sue/WDW1972 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlnprt Posted December 23, 2022 #28 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I love reading world cruise blogs. Looking forward to reading yours! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisCruisers Posted December 23, 2022 #29 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I'm looking forward to following along. Thanks for sharing your first WC with us! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Hudson Posted December 23, 2022 #30 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Rich — I did not realize you are doing a world cruise — I must not have been paying attention! Enjoy! I will be following along. Katherine 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisercl Posted December 23, 2022 #31 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Hi Rich, What ship are you on? Did I miss it in the posts here? Not a HAL follower all of the time so don't know this. Have a great time! Appreciate your indulging my lack of kmowledge. 😊 Caron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtn2Sea Posted December 23, 2022 #32 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Rich, looking forward to reading your impressions of your first world cruise. We will be joining the Zuiderdam on January 3 and it looks like we’re in the same cabin category as you. I was wondering what your impressions of the cabin are, particularly the amount of storage that is available. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayhawk66 Posted December 23, 2022 #33 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Thank you Rich for taking us along with you! I’m a daily reader and guess mostly a “ lurker” as I seldom post. I’ve appreciated all you’ve done with the daily and look forward to following your posts from now through the finish of the world cruise! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REOVA Posted December 23, 2022 #34 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Thanks Rich for your perspective. We are sitting this one out as we still are shell shocked from 2020 GWC. It will be refreshing to hear first time review. Our first time we felt a little like an outsider as there are many who do this every year, so it was more of a family reunion, for relatives you never met. 😁 But there are probably many you have met on other cruises. We had a lot of "it used to be better" or "HAL used to have this" for our first so you will probably be able to report on that as well. We find good in any cruise (and we all know there are plenty of cuts and changes) so look forward to your reports. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunnorl Posted December 24, 2022 #35 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Have a wonderful trip. I will be following along as we are thinking of doing “ a World” . Stay safe! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted December 24, 2022 Author #36 Share Posted December 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Cruisercl said: Hi Rich, What ship are you on? Did I miss it in the posts here? Not a HAL follower all of the time so don't know this. Have a great time! Appreciate your indulging my lack of kmowledge. 😊 Caron The ship is Zuiderdam. Right now it is overcrowded but for the World it will be a lot better. 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted December 24, 2022 Author #37 Share Posted December 24, 2022 The activities for today: General Trivia at 4:30 – along with @Scrapnana and others. We enjoyed the trivia and thought we did ok, but nothing great. We were surprised when we won with 13 points out of 17 or so. There were two questions that I talked myself out of, but I guess it didn’t matter. Travel Trivia at 6:30 – basically same group as 4:30. The others in the group pulled this one out. We again won, but I had little to do with it. Still enjoyed it. Main Stage at 7:00 – This started out with the Master introducing a few of the officers and staff. Then there was a toast and he thanked everyone for sailing. We were then introduced to Elliot Finkel. Actually, Elliot Finkel was the reason I was in the audience. I had seen him at least once before a long time ago and enjoyed the show. He did not dissapoint. He is a very talented musician and worked the audience well. My only disappointment was some people sitting next to me that insisted on talking during the performance. Luckily they didn’t stay long. He put a lot into the show, and the audience appreciated it. Music Trivia at 9:00 – Started out easy but got out of my area pretty quickly. @Scrapnana and I did manage to get about 16 points out of 35, not a very good showing. But we had a bit of entertainment and fun. 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted December 24, 2022 #38 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Have a great grand voyage on Zuidy, Rich! I have no doubt you will! Great way to see the world while having a home away from home! Your captain will be either Frank van der Hoeven or Friso Kramer gezegd Freher, both Cloggies 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibabacruisers Posted December 24, 2022 #39 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Thank you for taking the time to do a cruise report from the perspective of first timer. I will be following all the ones I can find...love WC reports. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartzsite Cruiser Posted December 24, 2022 #40 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Rich, I'm glad you decided to do this thread. I look forward to reading your reports. I'm sure you will have a great cruise. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabbyPatti Posted December 24, 2022 #41 Share Posted December 24, 2022 @richwmn Thank you for taking us along! One of these days I would love to do a world cruise, but not sure it will be in the cards! So I will enjoy hearing about your travels. Enjoy your cruise! Denise 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzn single Posted December 24, 2022 #42 Share Posted December 24, 2022 I will enjoy your reporting on this cruise. Wish I could do this sometime. What an adventure you have ahead of you! Enjoy! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted December 24, 2022 #43 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Thanks for taking us along, I look forward to reading all about it. Have a wonderful time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbiSox Posted December 24, 2022 #44 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Thanks for taking the time to do this reporting! I'm looking forward to reading about your adventures. I've always been curious about the entertainment on the World Cruise. Now I'll know. Happy holidays and happy sailing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted December 24, 2022 Author #45 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Good morning from Zuiderdam. It is Christmas Eve and we are at sea headed for Ocho Rios, Jamaica. It is a beautiful day and there is a lot scheduled for today. The dining room menus have not been posted yet, but here are today’s activities. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trixiee Posted December 24, 2022 #46 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Will there be a meet and greet next week? I would be very happy to meet you long time CC’ers! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFD1 Posted December 24, 2022 #47 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Thank you for keeping us posted along the way. Great fun for us to read and share your trip. Stay safe and have a grand time. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VennDiagram Posted December 24, 2022 #48 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Thanks for taking us along. I'm looking forward to your reports. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superoma Posted December 24, 2022 #49 Share Posted December 24, 2022 I will enjoy your reports along with several others and they will get me thru the winter. Please tell me the name of the font you are using on the reports. I really like it. I am guessing you are creating them offline and copy/pasting them to cc. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted December 24, 2022 Author #50 Share Posted December 24, 2022 15 minutes ago, superoma said: I will enjoy your reports along with several others and they will get me thru the winter. Please tell me the name of the font you are using on the reports. I really like it. I am guessing you are creating them offline and copy/pasting them to cc. Yes, I am creating the posts in Libre Office using Times New Roman 14 pt. I am not sure if Cruise Critic is substituting another font, but I don’t think so. Tonight’s menus are now available: 11 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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